Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 4)
Friends of the Earth
2025-09-19
Intent: The passing of a motion in South Dublin County Council that called on the Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy to introduce a national moratorium on data centres.
Details: Advocacy on Data Centre Moratorium Motion in South Dublin County Council
Officials: Pamela Kearns, Trevor Gilligan, Brian Lawlor, Britto Pereppadan, Caroline Brady, Darragh Adelaide, David McManus, Dean Donnelly, ...
Methods: Emails to all councillors in South Dublin County Council encouraging them to support the motion tabled by Cllr Jess Spear: “That this council resolves to write to the Minister for Climate and the Environment requesting a national moratorium on further data centre expansion.” - Email, Three meetings with Cllr Jess Spear between June 30th and September 8th regarding her motion to write to the Minister for Climate and Environment requesting a national moratorium on data centre development. Two meetings were virtual and one was at Bawnogue Enterprise Centre. - Meeting, Phone Calls with Cllr Jess Spear on data centre moratorium motion. - Phone call, ...
Transgender Equality Network Ireland
2025-09-19
Intent: We wanted to arrange an AV Room briefing to highlight gaps in access to the Gender Recognition Act
Details: TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.
Officials: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Pádraig Rice, Mary Lou McDonald, David Cullinane, Máire Devine, Chris Andrews, Kourtney Kenny, William Joseph Carey, ...
Methods: 17th July - exchanged text messages with Padraig Rice TD to arrange an AV Room briefing in September - Informal communication
Transgender Equality Network Ireland
2025-09-19
Intent: We intended to inform DPOs of the current crisis in gender affirming care to better equip them in future planning on new models of care. ::We intended to inform Minister Carroll MacNeil on other issues regarding LGBTQI+ Healthcare, including mental health and elderly care.
Details: TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.
Officials: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Pádraig Rice, Mary Lou McDonald, David Cullinane, Máire Devine, Chris Andrews, Kourtney Kenny, William Joseph Carey, ...
Methods: 1st May - Meeting with Mary Lou McDonald and David Cullinane, seeking clarity on SF comments regarding the UK Supreme Court decision on gender, updates on transgender healthcare both Ireland and Northern Ireland, and wider LGBTQ issues - Meeting, 16th May - Meeting with Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeil on LGBTQI+ health issues. These issues included gender affirming care, lgbtqia+ mental health, and elderly care. Follow up meetings were also planned in this meeting, though have not taken place as of the end of this lobbying log period - Meeting, 12th May - text messages exchanged with Padraig Rice on healthcare questions for Minister for Health - Informal communication, ...
Childhood Development Initiative
2025-01-20
Intent: Calling for the new government to take decisive action in six critical areas in their new programme for governmentTackling child homelessness Expanding universal school meals Strengthening youth mental health services Reducing assessment waiting lists Developing accessible play spaces Enhancing digital safety
Details: Manifesto for Programme for Goverment
Officials: Ciarán Ahern, Colm Brophy, Seán Crowe, John Lahart, Paul Murphy, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, Emer Higgins, Shane Moynihan, ...
Methods: Email with pdf of Manifesto attached - Email, Social media on X, Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin over period mid-December 2024 to mid-January 2025. Text and graphics. - Social Media
YMCA Dublin
2024-09-18
Intent: To demonstrate the benefits of our Community Hub model in order to seek changes to council policy on service provision for children, young people and communities
Details: Seeking changes to councils' approach to childcare, youth & community service provision
Officials: Cian Farrell, Claire Byrne, Danny Byrne, Mannix Flynn, Kourtney Kenny, Tom Brabazon, Daryl Barron, Paddy Monahan, ...
Methods: Single email to councillors in specific LEAs to discuss Community Hub model and service provision for children, young people & families by councils - Email, Single virtual meeting with Cllr Monahan to discuss Community Hub model and service provision for children, young people & families by Dublin City Council in Donaghmede LEA - Virtual Meeting, Single meeting with Cllr Gogarty at Lucan Shoppoing Centre to discuss Community Hub model and service provision for children, young people & families by South Dublin County Council in Lucan LEA - Meeting, ...
ALDI Ireland
2024-01-19
Intent: Raise concerns about impact of delays in planning system on economic activity
Details: Shared copy of ALDI report with invitation to discuss if desired
Officials: Richard Bruton, Seán Haughey, Denise Mitchell, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Cian O'Callaghan, Chris Andrews, Ivana Bacik, Jim O'Callaghan, ...
Methods: Email
Hanover Media Strategy Limited
2023-09-21
Intent: Awareness of Amazon's position on the D9+, Last Mile Delivery, Amazon's contribution to SMEs in the OECD, World Refugee Day Announcement, EU Economic Impact Report, 2022 Sustainability Report.
Details: Sharing key policy documents with key stakeholders across Goverment
Officials: Maurice Quinlivan, Mick Barry, Richard Bruton, Francis Noel Duffy, Joe Flaherty, James O'Connor, Louise O'Reilly, Matt Shanahan, ...
Methods: Email
Unite the Union, Ireland Region
2023-05-21
Intent: Political awareness of the treatment of four Unite members working for a company - Murphy International - contracted by South Dublin Co Council to carry out publicly-funded work
Details: Dismissal of four Unite members by Murphy International, including a shop steward, on what Unite believes to have been spurious grounds
Officials: Alan Edge, Alan Hayes, Baby Pereppadan, Brian Lawlor, Carly Bailey, Cathal King, Charlie O'Connor, Danny McLoughlin, ...
Methods: Letter to members of South Dublin Co Council advising them of above - Letter
IRISH COURSING CLUB
2023-05-05
Intent: To inform recipients about regulated coursing
Details: To inform recipients about regulated coursing
Officials: Alan Coleman, Ann Marie Ahern, Annmarie Ahern, Anthony Barry, Audrey Buckley, Ben Dalton O'Sullivan, Bernard Moynihan, Caroline Cronin, ...
Methods: Email
Saggart Village Residents Association
2023-03-05
Intent: To learn about proposed plans for a Primary Care Centre which would require rezoning of land. To better understand the what would be needed to secure rezoning and implications of any change to the zoning of that specific site, on the zoning of surrounding sites.
Details: Saggart Village Residents Association was contacted by Feasible, a company which was considering building a Primary Care Centre for the HSE, on lands in Saggart currently not zoned for that purpose. The potential developer wished to show Saggart Village Residents Association the plans for the Centre, ...
Officials: Eoin O'Broin, William Joseph Carey, Shirley O'Hara
Methods: After having been contacted directly by the company (Feasible) which was considering purchasing the site and developing the Primary Care Centre, SVRA emailed South Dublin County Council planning department for information on what could be expected if this proposed site was to be rezoned for use as a Primary care Centre. Having not received a response from SDCC planning department, SVRA then emailed Cllr. O'Broin with the same query (05/07/22). Cllr. O'Broin spoke to Feasible and suggested a workshop with SVRA and residents to discuss the plans. Cllr OBroin gave information as to the process for rezoning - a material contravention of the development plan. The outcome of this communication was that a meeting was arranged for Pat Nolan to show the plans of the Primary Care Centre. - Email, 2 members of SVRA attended the meeting on 01/11/22 in Saggart Heritage & Arts Centre where Pat Nolan of Feasible presented plans of the Proposed Primary Care Centre. It was explained by Pat what the process was to secure a material contravention of the development plan to have the land on that specific site rezoned. The meeting was attended by 3 councillors (Cllr OBroin, Cllr OHara, Cllr Carey). After this meeting, SVRA contacted Feasible to ask for additional information, but no further communication followed after that. - Meeting